Halldis Moren Vesaas
They settled on the Midtbø farm in in County where her husband worked as a teacher 1941—43. She was also a Knight of the National Order of Merit, France's second-highest order. She debuted in 1929 at 22 years old with a collection of poetry, Harp and Dagger Harpe og dolk. Her more notable books of poetry would include Speech of Troubled Times Tung tids tale , The Tree Treet , In a Different Forest I ein annan skog and House of Life Livshus. In 1992, she was awarded the Anders Jahres kulturpris jointly with. She was appointed Commander of the in 1984.
Olav Vesaas
Her brothers included philologist 1913—1996. Her writing won great acclaim in for her brave and personal expressions of women's life in its several stages: youth, marriage, motherhood, widowhood and second love in old age. She sat on the board of the 1949-1969. . Her father was story writer, poet, and playwright,.
Olav Vesaas
In April 1934, she married the Norwegian author, 1897-1970. In 1930 she moved to , where she worked for three years as secretary. She attended the teacher college in 1925-1928, and then held various jobs in and. She was awarded the in 1977. She composed and translated for the theater, especially in Oslo, wrote articles on various topics and was an external publishing consultant. In 1938, her first children's book translation was published. She was the eldest and only girl in a family of five children.
